pediatric emergency assessment recognition and stabilization (PEARS)
Course Description:
Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition, and Stabilization (PEARS) is a classroom, instructor-led course that helps healthcare providers develop the knowledge and skills needed for emergency evaluation and treatment of seriously ill infants and children. PEARS teaches providers how to recognize respiratory distress, shock, and cardiac arrest, and provide appropriate lifesaving interventions within the initial minutes of response until the child is transferred to an advanced life support provider. The goal of PEARS is to improve the quality of care provided to seriously ill or injured infants and children, resulting in improved outcomes.
Target audience :
PEARS is for healthcare providers such as emergency
medical technicians (EMTs), medical and surgical nurses,
school nurses and any other healthcare providers who see
critically ill infants and children infrequently.
- Physicians and nurses not specializing in pediatrics
- Nurse practitioners
- Physician assistants
- EMTs,
- Respiratory therapists
- Prehospital and in-facility healthcare providers (outside of critical-care areas)
- Outpatient clinic staff
- School-based providers
- Any other healthcare provider who infrequently sees critically ill or injured infants and children
what will I learn ?
- Describe the timely recognition and interventions required to prevent respiratory and cardiac arrest in any pediatric patient.
- Understand the elements of the systematic approach to pediatric emergencies.
- Describe priorities and specific interventions for infants and children with respiratory and circulatory emergencies.
- Explain the importance of effective team dynamics during pediatric resuscitation.
- Perform high-quality CPR.
- Perform effective respiratory management within your scope of practice.
- Understand the evaluate-identify-intervene sequence.
- Demonstrate effective communication and team dynamics both as a team member and as a team leader.
- Use the equipment for the management of respiratory and circulatory emergencies.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why should I become PEARS certified?
The goal of PEARS is to improve the outcome and care for pediatric patients facing serious illnesses or injuries until they can receive advanced care.
What specifically is taught in the new PEARS Course?
The PEARS Course content includes:
- Systematic pediatric assessment
- Recognition and stabilization of respiratory emergencies
- Recognition and stabilization of shock emergencies
- Recognition and stabilization of cardiopulmonary arrest
- Resuscitation team concept
2015 Guidelines PEARS Instructor-Led Training FAQ
This is the manual provided by the American Heart association
